Friday, August 26, 2011

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Video Game Deal: Wii Console with Mario Kart

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:30 AM PDT

Wii Console with Mario Kart Wii Bundle

The price on Nintendo Wii console bundles has dropped down to $149.99, but this week, you can now get Wii Console with Mario Kart Wii Bundle in Black or White for only $129.99 each.

Also, this week only, purchase Disney Epic Mickey for Wii and get a select Additional Disney Wii Game for FREE. Visit the link to select Disney Epic Mickey along with one other game listed and put them both in your cart and you'll get that second game free [...]

Geek Gear: Supernatural Shirt ‘Harvelle’s Roadhouse’

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Supernatural - Harvelle's Roadhouse

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Supernatural-themed shirt called "Harvelle's Roadhouse" by artist RexRaygun.

The sale at RIPT began today, Friday, August 26, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Chevy Chase Chats ‘Vacation’ and ‘Fletch’ Reboots

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:51 PM PDT

Chase

With his run on NBC's Community revitalizing his long-running career, actor Chevy Chase is looking to use this new stock to move forward a long talked about reboot of one of his most beloved franchises.

In speaking with Collider, the actor revealed that he has an idea for a possible reboot of the Vacation franchise, that sounds a bit different from the script that is currently being put into production [...]

Tom Hardy Compares ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Set To Working At Starbucks

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:18 PM PDT

Tom Hardy Bane

I work at Starbucks. Yes. You know those baristas who dish out lattes at crazy quick speed? That's this guy. Right here.

Apparently, actor Tom Hardy, in a recent interview, compared working at this lovely establishment to working on the set of his upcoming film, The Dark Knight Rises. Yeah, because being Bane is really similar to that of being a slightly pudgy, relatively tall twenty-something with a penchant for adding one too many shots into a person's iced skinny vanilla latte.

Joking aside, this is an absolute non-story. He stated this claim at Comic-Con in San Diego in July, only to say that he was just using their name as a place holder for any major company [...]

Check Out The Cover Art For ‘Smash! The Incredible Hulk #1′

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Smash! The Incredible hulk Number 1

In October, Marvel's big green guy gets an all new storyline and a new creative team with Smash! The Incredible Hulk #1.

In typical Marvel Comics fashion, this early along the story elements are mysterious except that in this new story, the Hulk must take on Bruce Banner! Will this take the multiple personality disorder thing to an all new level? Will the two entities actually be split apart and have to face-off for some reason? At this point we can only guess what writer Jason Aaron and artist Mark Silvestri have in store for us.

The first issue lands on store shelves in October with variant cover art by Ladronn (Planet Hulk). No word yet on when we'll see the new series in a digital form. For now start getting excited for Smash! The Incredible Hulk #1 with this early look at the cover art here [...]

DVD Review: Birdemic: Shock and Terror

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:00 PM PDT



Birdemic: Shock and Terror
Starring Alan Bagh, Whitney Moore, Tippi Hedren, Rick Camp
Directed by James Nguyen
Severin Films
DVD | Blu-Ray
Release Date: February 22, 2011

Meet Rod (Alan Bagh). He does something involving software sales, or computers, or something. Damned if I know. What I do know is that he makes beaucoup bucks doing it so and it also provides him with the freedom to pursue his one true passion: solar paneling for houses. One day he has a chance encounter with Nathalie (Whitney Moore), an aspiring lingerie model who just scored a gig with Victoria's Secret. Success and wealth unites these two crazy, criminally uninteresting kids in a romance for the ages. To celebrate their blossoming love affair they take a trip to a small California town to walk on the beach, enjoy the local festivities, and then fool around in a cheap motel. Then on a pleasant and sunny morning every eagle and vulture from thousands of miles around decides to attack humanity for no reason whatsoever. Our happy couple and other survivors, who you will be begging the movie gods to kill as slowly and as painfully as possible the moment you see them, are forced to fight their way through a flying flock of foul-tempered feathered fowl if they want to stay alive long enough to have their first Tupperware party and see Dane Cook live in concert.

James Nguyen, the Vietnamese-born writer, director, producer, and executive producer of the schlock killer birds flick Birdemic: Shock and Terror, is such a self-styled jackass amateur that he makes Tommy Wiseau, the director of the modern bad movie classic The Room, look like Howard Hawks in comparison [...]

Watch The Trailer For The Discarded ‘Locke & Key’ Television Series

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Locke & Key Television Series

Last year there were high hopes for a Locke & Key television series based on the IDW comic book by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, with big names like Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci working on the small-screen adaptation that was to air on FOX.

FOX ended up passing on the series and aside from being screened at year's Comic-Con in San Diego, the pilot episode will apparently never see the light of day at FOX or anywhere else.

If you're like most fans and didn't get to see the pilot, you can now check out the trailer for the series to get a glimpse of what this show would have been like. Watch the 2 1/2-minute trailer here [...]

Book Review: Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Area 51: An Uncensored History of Americas Top Secret Military Base

Area 51
An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
Hardcover | Kindle
Written by Annie Jacobsen
Little, Brown and Company
Release date: May 17, 2011

Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base is an interesting read, as it provides an abundant history of the invention of nuclear weapons and spy planes, most of which took place at a military base that technically never existed: Area 51 in Nevada.

Annie Jacobsen provides fascinating insight and thorough history into the motives of the world's most powerful men before, during and after the Cold War, that ends in the present day by explaining how unmanned drones save the lives of our many service members in the Middle East and, ultimately, every one of us back home on relatively safe ground.

Okay, so now we know the truth: The United States government does things we don't know about in places that don't officially exist. Revelation! Not so much. I'm sure by 2011, most Americans are aware that our government engages in all manner of secret shenanigans in the name of national security. And that sits just fine with me; I don't have a "need-to-know" about exactly how the CIA, the U.S. Armed Forces, and all the President's men (and women, but, let's face it, mostly men) keep one step (and hopefully more) ahead of anyone who may wish to do us harm any more than I have a need-to-know about which fabric softener my favorite rock star uses. But way back in 1951 when Area 51 was created, though certainly not the first top secret government playground, the public had unlimited trust and faith that their leaders always told them the truth. Thanks to Watergate, of course, now we know different [...]

Book Review: Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Super Mario

Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America
By Jeff Ryan
Hardcover | Kindle
Portfolio/Penguin
Release date: August 4, 2011

In Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, author Jeff Ryan gives an insightful and thorough look at the history of the Nintendo corporation through their many successes and failures. The book chronicles three important generations of Nintendo: The Joystick, The D-Pad, and Motion.

I've been a Nintendo fan for all of my life. I've owned almost every version of the Nintendo gaming console, except for the Nintendo 64 and the GameCube. The images of Mario and his brother Luigi have always been a staple of my gaming history. Born in the early 80s, I've had a fondness for the plumber brothers and the many adventures that they have taken [...]

Pay Pal Founder To Help Bring ‘BioShock’ To Life With Real City Of Rapture

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT

BioShock Banner

Not too long ago we shared that scientist had figured out a way to rewrite the genetic code of a worm, making us naturally think of the insane amounts of genetic alterations happening in the fantastic game, BioShock. But it doesn't end there, folks. Everyday people are doing things that seem closer and closer to the underwater utopia built by Andrew Ryan, lovingly dubbed Rapture.

Peter Thiel founded the massive money–swapping website, Pay Pal, and also helped fund what would one day become Facebook, both being major factors in his $1.5 billion fortune, which he's using to partake in some very interesting ventures. He's also a geek's dream best friend, fascinated and frustrated by that crazy future, full of unbelievable technological advancements we've seen so many times in movies and other forms of entertainment like jetpacks and flying cars, and how we, the human race, have yet to achieve such things. But it's something much, much bigger than jetpacks that Thiel has invested well over a million dollars into. [...]

The Torchwood TARDISblend 33: The Middle Men and Immortal Sins

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:00 AM PDT

Torchwood

Torchwood: Miracle Day continues, as the team work their way out of the Overflow Camps to get word out to the world of the horrific consequences of becoming a "Category One Patient". Meanwhile, Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) continues his investigation into those behind Miracle Day. Later, events transpire that pit Jack against Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), while we discover more secrets behind the Miracle as Jack remembers dangerous choices from his past.

During TARDISblend 33, we review the events of The Middle Men and Immortal Sins, we discuss the surprising appearance of Mr. Winston Ghostbusters himself, Eddie Hudson, and the wonderful exposition scene he shared with John Barrowman.

We also look at Captain Jack's problems when he tries to emulate the Doctor, as we examine the flashbacks in the recent episodes, and ponder the significance of the Triangle Group making their deal for his blood. Speaking of Captain Jack, we (inevitably) debate his sexuality - is he homosexual, bisexual, or omnisexual - because this IS important of course ;)

Finally we throw in a few Classic Torchwood UK recommendations for new fans to check out, and find out what our listeners recently had to say about the podcasts. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! [...]

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David Foster Shares Details On His Proposed Revival Of ‘Star Trek’ As A TV Series

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Star Trek

In a recent interview with Trek Web, David Foster talked about a new Star Trek TV series that he's been developing for around five years now.

Foster began secretly developing the revival in 2006 with Kevin Severson, who sadly passed away in 2010. But Foster has continued developing the project, and recently answered a few questions about his plans at the recent Creation Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Though the series itself is still a ways off from becoming a reality, Foster has big plans, and has a nice little package set up and almost ready to pitch to interested parties. Said package includes an entirely planned out (though open to change, if called for) 5–7 season series with a pilot episode script and a "...conceptualized finale that intends to define Star Trek for generations." He also has full character bios, designs for both ships and costumes, and more all ready to go. [...]

Production On ‘Wolverine 2′ May Get Pushed Back To 2012

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Wolverine

Well, the good news for fans wanting to see Wolverine 2 (also called The Wolverine) has been few and far between since Darren Aronofsky was forced to leave the film.

That trend continues, with word that Twentieth Century Fox is pondering maybe pushing production back from fall of 2011 to spring of 2012. Despite the sequel promising to tell Wolverine's Samurai storyline in Japan, fans haven't seemed all that thrilled about the movie after X–Men Origins: Wolverine angered the masses, and so the delay probably wouldn't bother anyone. Plus, the wait wouldn't be all that much longer for those of you who do happen to be interested in seeing how they try and make it up to the fans.

Speaking of Japan, it also appears that shooting the film there—as was planned and assumed necessary to convey the proper tones and subtleties needed for the Samurai storyline—might not happen as well. Because of "weather–related considerations," finding the right locations is proving to be difficult, so Fox may instead need to shoot it in Canada, or at least shoot in both Canada and Japan. [...]

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